Swimming device.



R. N. BRESSLER.

SWIMMING DEVICE. Ammonium FILED MABJQ, 1911.

Patented Spt. 5,1911.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

R. N. BRESSLER.

A SWIMMING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1911.

1,002,55& Paten ed Sept. 5,1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET ZJ floats attached proved means for securing these cords to the belt and for holding them in close relacomes exhausted, those .or her assistance may get hold of the swim- REGINA N. BRESSLER, or New roux, N. Y.

swrmunve DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 10, 1911.

Serial No. 613,655.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REGINA N. BimssLnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swimming Devices, of which the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to devices for the use of swimmers, the object of the invention being to provide such a device comprisinga belt adapted to be secured about the body of a swimmer, said belt carrying a plurality of cords or other flexible members having thereto, together with imtion to said belt when not in use or while the swimmer is 'in very shallow water.

These floats serve, when released, to aid in supporting the swimmer or aid in supporting persons learning to swim, or provide grasping means whereby. if the wearer bepersons going to his iner without danger to themselves. Further more, these floats serve to indicate the position of a persons body if he sinks below the surface of- -thenwater,thereby rendering it possible in many cases to recover such body in time. to resuscitatethe partially drowned person by artificial respiration and other methods usually employed for this purpose.

Further objects and advantagesof the invent-ion will be setforth in the description which now follows:

$111 the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a detail perspective view illustrating the manner of adjustment and position of the device upon the body, Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view through a portion of the belt, illustrating the method of securing the cords or tapes to which the floats are secured, Fig. is a detail View of the belt illustrating a plurality of such'cords or tapes secured thereto, Fig. 4 is a detail face view of a modified form of the device, and Fig. 5 is a detail plan View of such modified form.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing and part1cu vv'lv to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the numeral 5 desi ates'a belt adapted to be secured about the position by a buckle of the usual form, indidetailed- I swimmer.

ody of the wearer and to be held in Patent-d e 5,1911.

cated at 6. A plurality emerald tapes havingfloats 8 attached to their ends, are connected to the belt, these tapes having openings 9 formed at intervals therein so that when folded back andforth upon themselves as indicated straps l2 and when passed throughieyelets 13' in the ends of the studslO, prevent'the in.-Fig. 2, they'may Y .be secured H1 pos1tion uponstuds '10=.-. Pins 11 may be secured to the belt by-means of accidental disengagement of -th'e tapes; 7

from said studs.

In use the wearer can simply have the belt placed around the waist withthe folded tapes thereon and held-in position by the pegs 17 and they a I will float to the surface, brthewearer-hiav place-the belt around himself or herself an d adjustthe strap over thevarious parts of the body so as to have the influence of the floats exerted upon various parts of the body may th n be released and that is, in front of the waist. and in the back:

except that it the fi body.

While walking to and from the water, the swimmer is enabled in this form of the device, to maintain the floats in a position where they will not interfere with his or her progress, by winding the cords upon the drum and the floats may be, if desired,

does not apply the power of oats over as large a portion of the 'maintained in such wound-up position after the swimmer enters the water.

As has been before stated, the cords or tapes-with the float elements, render it possible for persons going to the assistance of a swimmer in distress, to aid him by grasp? Jing one of said float elements without the necessity of actually catching hold of the important, for it is well This is known that many persons have been drowned y being grasped by drowning persons. This device is also useful as a life preserver to be carriedupon launches or other'craft. From the foregoing description, it will be seen that simple herein provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements.

shown and described are well adapted to which they are in- 105 serve the purposes for and efficient means are tended, it is to be understood that. the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may made within the scope of the appended claims.

'in, and rigid members carried by the belt over which said openings are adapted to pass.

2. A device of the character described,

comprising a belt adapted to be engaged with the body, a plurality of flexible members connected thereto, float elements connected to said flexible members, said flexible members having openings at intervals therein, rigid members carriedby the belt over which sai'dbpenings are adapted to pass, and means for preventing disengagement of said flexible members from said rigid members.

3. In a device of the character described,

the-combination with a belt adapted to. en-

circle the body, of a plurality of flexible members connected thereto, float elements connected to said flexible members, those flexible members that are connected to the rear vof the belt passing'downwardly and forwardly and then between the body of the wearer and the belt, and those flexible mem bers 111 front of the belt passing over the shoulders of the wearer and then down-.

wardly beneath said belt.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a 'belt adapted to encircle the body, of a plurality of flexible members connected thereto, float elements connected to said flexible members, those flexiblemembers that are connected to the rear of the belt passing downwardly and forwardly and then between the body of the wearer and the belt, and those flexible members in front of the beltpassing over the shoulders of the wearer and then downwardly beneath said belt, each of said flexible members having openings formed therein, rigid members carried by said belt over which said openings pass when said belt is foldedback and forth upon itself, and pins adapted to ass through said rigid member to prevent ilie accidental disengagement of the flexible members therefrom.

'In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REGINA N. BRESSLER. \Vitnesses: I

LOUIS Gross, HYMAN W. DISKER. 

